Question

湖 みずうみ lake 2 1344 12 85 みず・したみず・さんずい 形声 Phonetic This is my favorite story. Simply associate the sad moment of an OLD person, standing near the WATER of the lake and looking at the MOON reflected in the lake. The created primitives themselves are put so beautifully, that you will not forget this kanji.

Accepted Answer

コ うみ, み 湖(みずうみ): lake湖(こ): lake (in place names) 3 水: water胡: barbarian; foreign 水 4 (none) lake Water reflects the old moon in the lake.

Kanji	湖
Onyomi	コ
Kunyomi	みずうみ
Nanori	うみ, み
English	lake
Examples	湖(みずうみ): lake 湖(こ): lake (in place names)
JLPT Level	2
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	1344
Components	水: water 胡: barbarian; foreign
Number of Strokes	12
Kanji Radical	水
Radical Number	85
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	みず・したみず・さんずい
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	lake
Koohii Story 1	This is my favorite story. Simply associate the sad moment of an OLD person, standing near the WATER of the lake and looking at the MOON reflected in the lake. The created primitives themselves are put so beautifully, that you will not forget this kanji.
Koohii Story 2	Water reflects the old moon in the lake.

Lake Water Moon 湖 コ みずうみ うみ み

Lake Water Moon 湖コみずうみうみみ